Microwaves are cropping up in kitchens in just about every home.

Personalized serving platters make ideal gifts for someone who enjoys cooking. Receiving one as a gift is especially nice. Here some ideas are for giving these very distinctive gifts.

With a Lunar Calendar there are three hot days during summer. They are Chobok, Joongbok, and Malbok which represent the first hot day, middle hot day and final hot day. This year, they were July 19, July 29, and August 8. People in Korea eat precious food such as Samgyetang (chicken stew) and Choouhtang (mudfish) to energize the body which is weakened by the hot weather.